Student of the Year Recipients from left to right – Anna Gegen, Dominique LaSalvia,
Carmensa Remolina, Alina Sinha, John Stegeman
The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln announced 65 scholarship awards totaling more than $130,000, during a reception at the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation in Springfield.
This year’s awards bring the cumulative scholarship distributions to mostly Sangamon County students to more than $900,000 over the past 13 years. In 2017 more than 30 individuals, families and organizations supported these scholarship funds.
This is the third year that the Community Foundation assumed responsibility for the administration of the local Student of the Year Award:
· John Stegeman of Sacred Heart Griffin High School and Anna Gegen of Rochester High School were the second runner-up winners, each being awarded a $2,500 scholarship.
· The first runner-up winners, who were each awarded a $5,000 scholarship, were Alina Sinha of Springfield High School and Carmensa Remolina of Southeast High School.
· Dominique Lasalvia from Lanphier High School was presented with the Student of the Year award, which includes a $10,000 scholarship.
“Thanks to the generous support of donors, students across our community are being acknowledged for their hard work and given tangible support to pursue their dreams,” said Roe Stone, chair of the Community Foundation’s scholarship program. “The Community Foundation is proud to work on behalf of these donors and congratulates all of the students who were recognized tonight.”
For more information concerning the scholarship program or establishing a scholarship fund, please call the Community Foundation at 217-789-4431. The next application season for students will begin on January 1, 2018, with applications due March 1, 2018. Scholarship criteria and information will be posted on the Community Foundation’s website, www.CFLL.org.
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2017 Community Foundation Scholarship Recipients
CFLL Service Scholarship
Carmensa Remolina, Springfield Southeast High School, $1,500
Charlie Cottle Scholarship
Robert Hansen, Glenwood High School, $1,500
CIELO Medical Scholarship
Aileen Portugal, SIU School of Medicine, $2,500
Donna and Donald Lee Wolaver Memorial Golf Scholarship
Tanner Crawford, Riverton High School, $500
Don W. Estaque, Jr. Scholarship
Devin Westrum, Lanphier High School $2,000
Farrell and Ann Gay Scholarship
Ka’ Dia Dhatnubia, Calvary Academy, $750
Jessica Heumann, Springfield High School, $1,000
John Stegeman, Sacred Heart Griffin, $1,500
Frontiers International $1-K Scholarship
Makai Gant, Southeast High School, $1,000
Russell Moore III, Springfield High School, $1,000
Kamren Price, Springfield High School, $1,000
Christian Smith, Southeast High School, $1,000
Sidney Squires, Lutheran High School, $1,000
Frontiers International Springfield Club Scholarship
Sarah Ashebir, Springfield High School, $500
Deontae Daniels, Southeast High School, $500
Shaina Ford, Lanphier High School, $500
Christian Goodson, Southeast High School, $500
Kelvin Hatchett, Southeast High School, $500
Haley Jackson, Southeast High School, $500
Jordan Stapleton, Southeast High School, $500
Kahlil Wassel, New Berlin High School, $500
Anna Gragg, Southeast High School, $500
Jada Rice, Williamsville High School, $500
Devin Westrum, Lanphier High School, $500
Alexis Woodside, Southeast High School, $500
Gerald F. and Luanna R. Kennedy Scholarship
Nick McMillen, Pana High School, $1,500
Girls on the Run of Central Illinois Founder’s Scholarship
Hailee Whiting, Glenwood High School, $1,300
Henry Bunn Memorial Scholarship
Dominique LaSalvia, Lanphier High School, $5,000
Nathan Cheung, Springfield High $5,000
Kahlil Wassell, New Berlin High School, $5,000
Kaye Bayaton, Springfield High $5,000
Sarah Ashebir, Springfield High School, $5,000
Alexis Woodside, Southeast High School, $5,000
Michaela Pattie, Illinois State University, $5,000
Riley Ladd, Southeast High School, $5,000
Illinois Women in Leadership Chrysalis Award
Yvette Cundiff- Granzeau, University of Illinois – Springfield, $1,000
Illinois Women in Leadership High School Scholarship
Julia Ares, Pleasant Plains High School, $1,000
Carmensa Remolina, Southeast High Schoo, l$1,000
Alina Sinha, Springfield High School, $1,000
Jamie K. Patino Math and Science Scholarship
Riley Ladd, Southeast High School, $850
Jim Byron Scholarship
Austin Robbs, Williamsville, $1,000
Joseph and Lois Morris Memorial Scholarship
Corbin Tidball, Springfield High School, $2,000
Brayton Lynch, Springfield High School, $1,000
Grace Peters, Springfield High School, $2,500
Cypriana Adams, Springfield High School, $2,500
Linda S. Culver Memorial Scholarship
Katie Nichols, Dennison University, $1,300
Lori L. Kashmer Scholarship
Nathan Cheung, Springfield High School, $3,000
Margaret Johnson Special Education Scholarship
Michaela Pattie, Illinois State University, $600
Mary Lou & Dwight Pitman Scholarship
Maggie Sorenson, Williamsville High School, $1,000
O’Brien Medical or Health Related Field of Study Scholarship
Kaye Bayaton, Springfield High School, $1,000
Paul V. Gage Community Service Scholarship
McKenzie Smith, Vienna High School, $600
Pearl Fairfield Scholarship
Jacob Sexton, Williamsville High School, $500
Reverend Kenneth H. White Family Scholarship
Jalee Braner, Lanphier High School, $1,500
Roland Machinery Scholarship
Nick McMillen, Pana High School, $1,000
Sgt. John R. Dalhaus Memorial Scholarship
Leyton Pezold, Litchfield Senior High School, $1,000
Spanish American Cultural Center Scholarship
Francisco Reynoso, Champaign Central High School, $3,000
Edgar Cortes, Beardstown High School, $3,000
SAHBA Robert E. von Behren Memorial Scholarship
Kolton Behrent, Pawnee High School, $1,000
World War II Illinois Descendants Scholarship
Riley Ladd, Springfield Southeast, $1,000
Elsie Andres, Sacred Heart Griffin, $1,000
Through philanthropic services, strategic grantmaking and community leadership, the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln “connects people who care with causes that matter.”